TLDR: 2025 saw a 19% global internet traffic increase, with mobile devices generating 43% of requests. Bots, especially Googlebot, accounted for 4.2% of traffic, mainly for AI training. Cloudflare observed a rise in cyberattacks and outages, often linked to government actions. IPv6 usage remains low despite IPv4 exhaustion.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/cloudflare_report_bot_traffic/